Finance Manager

CMC; Irving (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits coverage

Paid time off & vacation

401(k) company match

Lifestyle benefit $500 annually

Bonuses

Company-paid life and disability 보험

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and advancement opportunities

Job summary

CMC is seeking a finance professional to join our FP&A team in the manufacturing sector. You will support month-end close, build financial models, and provide insights into profitability and cash flow.

You’ll partner with plant and corporate leaders, drive budgeting and forecasting, and ensure internal controls and SOX compliance while enabling strategic decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• MBA, CPA, CMA strongly preferred.
• 5–7 years progressive experience in finance or FP&A in manufacturing or distribution.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close by partnering with accounting and finance leadership to ensure accurate statements.
• Analyze monthly results, identify variances, and explain drivers of revenue, gross margin, and cash flow.
• Prepare reporting packages, variance commentary, balance sheet reviews, and other management reporting deliverables for plant and corporate leadership.
• Partner with general managers and operations leaders to explain financial performance and production costs.
• Support internal controls, SOX compliance, and control documentation.
• Assist budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for manufacturing operations.
• Contribute to special projects, capital investments, and cross-functional efforts.

Skills

Month-end close

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

SOX/compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

MBA or CMA/CPA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

it's what's inside that counts

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Support the month-end close process by partnering with accounting and finance leadership to ensure the financial statements are completed accurately within the required reporting deadlines
• Analyze monthly results, identify key variances, and provide clear explanations of drivers impacting revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITDA, working capital, and cash flow
• Prepare financial reporting packages, variance commentary, balance sheet reviews, and other management reporting deliverables for plant and corporate leadership
• Partner with general managers and operations leaders to explain financial performance and provide insight into production costs, material usage, labor efficiency, inventory levels, freight costs, pricing trends, and plant profitability
• Support the internal control environment by ensuring key financial controls are properly documented, executed, reviewed, and retained in accordance with company policy and public company compliance requirements
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for manufacturing operations, including sales volume, average selling price, labor costs, raw materials, repairs and maintenance, plant overhead, and capital expenditures
• Contribute to special projects, strategic initiatives, capital investments, and cross-functional efforts, bringing financial analysis, project discipline, and collaborative problem-solving to business priorities
• Support the development, enhancement, and governance of financial models used for long-range planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and alignment with corporate standards
• Partner on integration activities for recently acquired companies, including coordination with IT on system changeovers, financial reporting alignment, process integration, and project execution support
• Serve as a strategic partner to the Director of Finance and business leadership, ensuring business unit objectives are aligned with divisional and corporate goals

What You'll Need

• Strong month-end close leadership skills with the ability to manage deadlines, coordinate cross-functional inputs, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced public-company environment
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience developing financial models, forecasts, and performance management tools that support business decision-making
• Strong understanding of profitability drivers, financial systems, and data mining techniques across multiple platforms
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clear, actionable insights to senior leadership
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence key stakeholders, and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Ability to travel up to 10% as needed
• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or related field; distribution or manufacturing experience is a plus
• Experience with internal controls, SOX compliance, audit support, and control documentation
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• MBA, CPA, or CMA strongly preferred

Your Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related business field required

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC.

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.